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Taylor J. Galvin, age 34, from Spokane, Washington.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Ft. Campell
Date of death: Monday, August 20, 2018
Death details: Died in Baghdad, Iraq from injuries sustained when his helicopter crash in Sinjar, Ninevah Province, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Jacob M. Hess, age 22, from Spokane, Washington.
Parents: Keirsten Lyons and Michael Hess
Spouse: Bridget (Ramirez) Hess
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: North Central High graduate
Military history: Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 26, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Date of death: Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Death details: Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, The Spokesman, Military Times
Matthew H. Stiltz, age 26, from Spokane, Washington, Spokane county.
Parents: Mark and Terri Stiltz
Spouse: Brooke Keller (June 19, 2009)
Children: None
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Shadle Park High (2005)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.
Date of death: Monday, November 12, 2012
Death details: Died from wounds incurred by indirect fire at Zerok, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times, Hazen & Jaeger Funeral Home
Jarrod A. Lallier, age 20, from Spokane, Washington, Spokane county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Mead High graduate
Military history: 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Date of death: Monday, June 18, 2012
Death details: Died in Zharay, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when individuals in Afghan Police uniforms turned their weapons against his unit.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Nickoulas H. Elliott, age 21, from Spokane, Washington, Spokane county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: Based at Camp Pendleton, California.
Date of death: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Death details: Died when an AH-1W Cobra and a UH-1 Huey helicopters crashed during a routine training exercise along the California-Arizona broder. All aboard were killed. They were: Maj. Thomas A. Budrejko, Capt. Michael M. Quin, Capt. Benjamin N. Cerniglia, Sgt. Justin A. Everett, Lance Cpl Corey A. Little, Lance Cpl Nickoulas H. Elliott, Capt. Nathan W. Anderson.
Source: Associated Press, findagrave.com
Michael Grant Cahill, age 62, from Spokane, Washington.
Spouse: Joleen Cahill
Children: Three children; Kerry Cahill, Keely Vanacker
Schools: Rogers High, Spokane (1966); Eastern Washington University (1973)
Date of death: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Death details: Killed by gunshot from a fellow soldier, police said, in an attack at Ft. Hood that left 13 dead and 30 injured. Assisting with physicals at time of shooting.
Source: Army, CNN, Seattle Post Intellengencer
Niall Lyons, age 40, from Spokane, Washington, Spokane county.
Service era: Afghanistan
Military history: 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
Date of death: Monday, October 26, 2009
Death details: Among seven soldiers who died of wounds suffered when the MH-47 helicopter they were aboard crashed in Darreh-ye Bum, Afghanistan.
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Carlo Escoto Alfonso, age 23, from Spokane, Washington, Spokane county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company A, 40Th Engineer Battalion, Baumholder, Germany
Date of death: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Baghdad, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Chad Arthur Caldwell, age 24, from Spokane, Washington, Spokane county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Troop K, 3D Squadron, 3 Acr, Fort Hood, Texas
Date of death: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Death details: Hostile; Mosul, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, Military Times
Kelly Branden Grothe, age 21, from Spokane, Washington, Spokane county.
Service era: Iraq
Military history: Company B, 321St Engineer Battalion, Hayden Lake, Id
Date of death: Thursday, May 3, 2007
Death details: Hostile; Ar Ramadi, Iraq
Source: Department of Defense, findagrave.com